Dr Jeffrey Wessler Of Heartbeat Health On 5 Things We Must Do To Improve the US Healthcare System

An Interview With Jake Frankel

Take insurance out of the hands of employers. Health insurance should be decoupled from the employer; this is a legacy dating back to the 1940s that has no rational place in our society and creates more problems than it’s worth.

As a part of our interview series called “5 Things We Must Do To Improve the US Healthcare System”, I had the pleasure to interview Dr. Jeffrey Wessler.

Dr. Jeff Wessler is a Cardiologist and the Founder and CEO at Heartbeat Health, the nation’s largest virtual-first cardiovascular company. Dr. Wessler graduated from Williams College, received an MPhil in public health and epidemiology from Cambridge University, and his MD from Harvard Medical School. Originally from Boston, Dr. Wessler is a father and an avid squash player.

Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive into our interview, our readers would like to get to know you a bit. Can you tell us a story about what brought you to this specific career path?